Clarifying Family Medical Leave Coverage: Sorting Through the Details of Employee Grievance Claims,
Abstract
The Family Medical Leave Act provides an entitlement for leave to deal with needs due to birth, adoption, serious personal health conditions and serious health conditions of immediate family members. [29 U.S.C. §2612(a)(1)] The Act addresses the nature of leave, notice requirements, and eligibility requirements (as well as some procedural issues). This paper examines published arbitral decisions in cases of employee grievances related to Family Medical Leave claims. Issues examined in the surveyed cases include just cause for discipline, the scope employees coverage under the Act, the scope of “family” in Family Medical Leave, the scope of “medical” in Family Medical Leave, and the extent of ‘leave” in Family Medical Leave.Suggested Citation
William J. Walsh and Carrie S. Trimble. "Clarifying Family Medical Leave Coverage: Sorting Through the Details of Employee Grievance Claims," Midwest Business Administration Association. Chicago, IL. Jan. 2008.
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